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Coronary Care Unit (CCU) at Epsom Hospital
Coronary Care Unit (CCU)
- Specialisation: Care for cardiac patients
- Hospital: Epsom Hospital
- Telephone number: 01372 735245
Location
Third floor, block F
Postal address to write to patients
Coronary Care Unit (CCU)
Epsom Hospital
Dorking Road
Epsom
Surrey
KT18 7EG
Key staff
- Matron: Mary Gray
- Head of Nursing: Amanda Lavender
Ward routine
- Ward rounds:
During the week, the admitting consultant team conduct a round at various times from 9am. The consultant cardiologist conducts ward rounds every day between Monday and Friday.
- Medicine rounds: 8am, 12noon, 2pm, 6pm, 10pm
- Breakfast: 8am, with early morning tea at 7am
- Lunch: 12.30pm
- Dinner: 5pm
- Extra catering information:
Beverages: 11am, 3pm and 8pm
Facilities on the ward
- Number of inpatient beds: 13
- Number of bays: 2
- Number of single bedded rooms: 3
- Single/mixed sex: This ward is a specialist area, which means that, on occasions, men and women will be treated alongside each other. This is to make sure they receive the best possible clinical care, i.e. nurses are able to safely monitor them.
- Other facilities: All single rooms have en-suite facilities with wet rooms. Each bay has an assisted shower room and toilet.
Visiting the ward and restrictions for visitors
- Visiting hours: 2.30pm - 7.30pm. Relatives may negotiate with staff according to patient requirements.
- Max visitors per bed: 2
- Mobile phone policy: Mobile phones are discouraged for the comfort and privacy of other patients.
- Other restrictions for visitors:
Protected mealtimes: 12noon - 1pm and 5pm - 6pm.
Children under 16 years old are not allowed on the ward unless they are members of the immediate family.
Read more about protected mealtimes (see In the hospital) and privacy and dignity in our hospitals. Please observe the no smoking policy in all hospital buildings and on the hospital grounds (including car parks).
Restrictions for patients
- Can I receive flowers?: No
Additional information
- Going home:
Cardiac patients will be referred to the cardiac rehabilitation nurse specialist if appropriate prior to discharge. Where possible, we will arrange for you to be collected from the hospital discharge lounge. This allows you to wait for collection / transport.
- Good to know:
Did you know? Every year, around 146,000 people suffer a heart attack in the UK.
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